DBS is planning to expand cryptocurrency services to Hong Kong. Planning to apply for a license so the bank can sell digital assets. It is always exciting when a huge traditional bank vent...
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Hong Kong’s John Lee Shrugs Off Investors’ Concerns Over National Security Terms In Land Sales
Hong Kong officials have begun to include national security terms in land sale documents. Lam Yik/Bloomberg Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday denied that adding national security clauses t...
Cyberport brings virtual Hong Kong to New York Fashion Week
Ms. Vivienne Tam, a world-famous Hong Kong-based fashion designer, had a particularly productive day. It was she, along with Cyberport and the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in New York, who was inst...
DBS Bank and Huobi Latest Crypto Firms to Head to Hong Kong
Notable businesses like Huobi exchange and DBS bank are planning to expand to Hong Kong. The country is trying to attract businesses with its robust regulatory framework. Hong Kong is becoming the lat...
Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading in Hong Kong
Cryptocurrency commissions are a low 0.20% – 0.30% of trade value GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced its launch...
DBS Bank to offer cryptocurrency trading in Hong Kong
Singapore state-owned megabank DBS Group is planning to expand its cryptocurrency services to Hong Kong as the Chinese territory pushes to become a digital asset hub. DBS Bank plans to apply for a lic...
DBS Bank Seeks Licensing For Crypto Customers In Hong Kong
Crypto News: As Hong Kong strives to become a center for digital assets, DBS Group Holdings Ltd. intends to submit an application for a license that would enable it to provide cryptocurrency to consum...
DBS Bank To Provide Crypto Trading In Hong Kong
Singapore-based bank DBS plans to apply for a license to help offer crypto trading services in Hong Kong. In recent times, Hong Kong has been embracing the crypto industry, which is why significant ba...
Singapore-based DBS Bank To Offer Crypto Trading in Hong Kong
2 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Hong Kong has made concerted efforts to entice businesses of the digital asset industry. The DBS Bank in Singapore already runs a digital currency exchange. DBS ...
Hong Kong woman paid scammers $800K in crypto to adopt cat
A woman in Hong Kong lost nearly $800,000 when she attempted to adopt a kitten but instead got caught up in an elaborate crypto scam, reports Alarabiya News. The 58-year-old woman’s ordeal began when ...
Hong Kong Billionaire Joseph Lau Auctions Hermes Bags For Just Over $3 Million
Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau Luen Hung and his wife Chan Hoi-wan (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images) Visual China Group via Getty Images Joseph Lau h...
As Security Regulators Hire, Justin Sun Promotes Tether in Hong Kong
Justin Sun is strengthening ties between Tether and Hong Kong. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong hired four more personnel. Sun revealed his aim to involve Huobi and Tron staff in Hon...
Hong Kong investment manager loses $1.5M inheritance in crypto scam
A 63-year-old Hong Kong investment manager has lost $1.5 million in family inheritance after being lured by a supposed female crypto investing expert into investing his money into a scam crypto tradin...
Justin Sun strengthens ties to Tether and Hong Kong
Tron founder and Poloniex investor Justin Sun is continuing to pad his colorful crypto industry resume, this time turning his attention to once-giant Chinese crypto exchange, Huobi. The exchange recen...
Baidu’s Ernie Bot Powers Hong Kong Rise
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed as North Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China & Hong Kong) posted gains while South Asia (India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, ...
Hong Kong securities regulator adds crypto personnel for industry supervision
Regulators in Hong Kong are stepping up their game when it comes to monitoring the activities of the crypto industry. According to a Securities and Futures Commission report filed on Feb. 6, it plans...
Disney Drops ‘Simpsons’ Episode In Hong Kong Alluding To ‘Forced Labor’ In China
Topline Disney took down a Simpsons episode poking fun at Chinese human rights abuses from its Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong, according to several reports Monday, as the entertainment giant a...
WOW Summit Hong Kong 2023 to Be the Flagship Web3 Event in APAC
After successful editions in Dubai, UAE, and Lisbon, Portugal, WOW Summit Hong Kong will become a flagship full-scale Web3 event in the APAC region in 2023, along with General Partner OKX. The confere...
Binance Trains With Hong Kong Police To Combat Cybercrime
Binance has teamed up with Hong Kong police to fight cybercrime. Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau began a training session on January 30. Binance Holdings Ltd. bought a controlling share in ...
Hong Kong to give away half a million air tickets to boost tourism
Hong Kong’s new global promotional campaign will “kickstart” the city’s reopening to international travelers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board told CNBC’s “Squawk Box As...
Binance supports Hong Kong’s Virtual Assets Investigation Course (VAIC) to combat cybercrimes – Cryptopolitan
To bolster the Hong Kong Police Force’s (HKPF) efforts against cybercrime, Binance—the world’s foremost blockchain system and infrastructure provider—supported a Virtual Asset Investigation Course (VA...
Hong Kong Pursues Its Goal to Revive the Crypto Sector
Hong Kong remains steadfast in its pursuit of becoming Asia’s digital-asset hub despite the catastrophic fallout from the collapsed crypto exchange FTX. In a new report by Bloomberg, the city said tha...
Hong Kong to Demand Stablecoin Licensing in Early 2023
Hong Kong is going to request the necessary licensing for stablecoin providers. Bodies carrying on regulated activity in Hong Kong will have to get a license to carry out stablecoin services. Big eco...
Hong Kong Plans to Make Stablecoin Licensing Mandatory This Year
The Hong Kong regulator HKNA noted that algorithmic stablecoins like TerraUSD won’t be entertained as part of the region’s new stablecoin legislation. Over the last few months, Hong Kong has been work...
Hong Kong regulators push for stablecoin guidelines
Regulators in Hong Kong are looking to establish guiding principles for stablecoins before the end of 2023. The news is the latest in a series of crypto-focused regulations from Hong Kong as the city ...
Stablecoins face uncertain future in Hong Kong as new regulation reveals…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has concluded its discussion paper on crypto-assets and stablecoins. The regulator has clarified that Hong Kong will not permit algorithmic stablecoins. The Hong Kong...
Hong Kong will not tolerate algorithmic stablecoins in new regulation
In the key principles of its upcoming regulatory framework, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) didn’t find a place for algorithmic stablecoins. Instead, the chief financial regulator will demand ...
Hong Kong Plans to Regain Crypto Lead in Southeast Asia
Hong Kong remains committed to becoming a global cryptocurrency hub in spite of the challenges posed by markets and rivals. Hong Kong officially unveiled its new approach to cryptocurrencies during it...
Justin Sun says he is moving to Hong Kong, warns community about being ‘too US-centric’
Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun said he is moving to Hong Kong because the Chinese crypto market is rising in a Jan. 29 Twitter thread. Sun added that experts have predicted that the Asian country would...